GPU - AMD

Add-in graphics cards are of the utmost importance in computers intended for gaming or workstation PCs. For graphically-intensive software and high-end games, a discrete card like those here is a must. AMD's Radeon cards offer compelling solutions for every budget, with sub-£100 cards making a good fist of 1080p gaming while the very best Radeons, the RX Vega series, providing enough horsepower to run some of today's most beautiful games at higher resolutions. Radeon Pro WX cards are designed for professional workstations and servers, offering ISV-certified drivers and other enterprise-class features.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT is a high-end gaming graphics card based on the 7nm RDNA architecture and is optimised for gaming on 2560 x 1440 monitor or a VR headset. Featuring 2,560 stream processors and 8GB of GDDR6 memory the Radeon RX 5700 XT is one of the more powerful gaming graphics card on the market.

The Radeon RX 5600 XT is a mid-range gaming graphics card based on the 7nm RDNA architecture and is optimised for gaming on 1080p monitor. Featuring 2,304 stream processors and 6GB of GDDR6 memory the Radeon RX 5600 XT is a powerful gaming graphics card.

The RX 580 is a new and improved version of the RX 480, which is based on the power efficient Polaris architecture with 14nm FinFET transistors. The RX 580 has 2,304 stream processors and 8GB of GDDR5 memory and so provides silky smooth frame rates on a 1920 x 1080 or 2560 x 1440 monitor with all the detail settings dialled up. The Radeon RX 580 is a solid choice for a high end gaming PC especially as it supports advanced technologies such as DirectX 12, CrossFire and FreeSync.

Based on the new power efficient Polaris architecture with 14nm FinFET transistors, the RX 550 has 512 stream processors and so provides smooth frame rates in MMO and online games on a 1920 x 1080 monitor. 20/04/17.